XN000022-1992-06-08 — Page 3

1

MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1992

"IT ALSO UNDERLINES THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY ASIAN TERRITORIES TO THIS FIELD," HE SAID.

"I KNOW THAT OUR MEDICAL

PROFESSIONALS WILL TREASURE

THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR KNOWLEDGE, OUR IDEAS AND OUR EXPERIENCE, HE SAID.

**

HE ALSO CONGRATULATED THE WORLD ASSOCIATION OF HPB SURGERY ITS EFFORTS IN BRINGING THE WORLD CONGRESS HERE.

ON

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE FAXED.

A PHOTOGRAPH OF SIR DAVID AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE BOXED WHILE FULL TEXT OF HIS SPEECH, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND CHINESE, WILL BE

SOUTH-EAST KOWLOON DEVELOPMENT STUDY CONTRACT

*

AN $11 MILLION PLANNING STUDY ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH-EAST KOWLOON, INCLUDING THE SITE OF THE EXISTING HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WILL BE COMMISSIONED TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, DR PETER PUN, WILL SIGN A CONTRACT WITH A GROUP OF CONSULTANTS, LED BY LLEWELYN-DAVIES LIMITED HONG KONG, FOR THE STUDY WHICH WILL TRANSLATE THE METROPLAN CONCEPT FOR SOUTH-EAST KOWLOON INTO À COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT.

THE STUDY WILL COVER A TOTAL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA OF ABOUT 530 HECTARES INCLUDING THE EXISTING AIRPORT SITE OF ABOUT 230 HECTARES AND THE ADJOINING AREAS OF RECLAMATION AT KOWLOON BAY.

IT WILL TAKE FORWARD

THE METROPLAN'S OUTLINE PROPOSALS AND DESIGN PARAMETERS TO PRODUCE FOR THE AREA AN OPTIMAL PATTERN OF LAND USE AND AN ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT.

IT WILL ALSO IDENTIFY PACKAGES FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT WITH ASSOCIATED MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL SYSTEMS (INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION, STORM WATER DRAINAGE, SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES) AND THE BROAD SEQUENCE OF WORKS.

THE DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO COMPLETE.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

NEWS MEDIA MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CONTRACT SIGNING CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT GIS PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM, 5/F, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL AT 3 PM, TUESDAY (JUNE 9).

13